Advisory Research Inc is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $6.09 billion of regulatory assets for 905 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.
Advisory Research provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.
Advisory Research: assets under management
The assets under management (AUM) of Advisory Research Inc is $6.09 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 390% since the beginning of its operation, and $73.04 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.
The firm manages $5.75 billion in discretionary accounts and $331.09 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $6.42 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $41.39 million.
Advisory Research has custody of $197.1 million in cash and securities for 7 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.
Investments
The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 87% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 8% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment and business development companies form 3% of the total invested assets.
